Provenance Information

acquired by J.J. Lally in Hong Kong; sold by J.J. Lally to anonymous collector, 2003; anonymous collector, by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2022.

Exhibition Information

N/a

Publication Information

Not previously published.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

This gift was accompanied by the donor's purchase receipt from J. J. Lally dating to 2000. SAMA accepted the object with incomplete provenance to make it publicly accessible. Well models frequently appeared in tombs of Han dynasty (202 BC-220 AD). This piece is the first well model added to SAMA's extensive Han dynasty tomb objects.

Provenance Information

Purchased from Klaus F. Naumann, Tokyo, by Florence and Herbert Irving, New York, in 1988; Collection of Florence and Herbert Irving, New York from 1988 to 2015, on loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1997 until donation to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2015.

Exhibition Information

None

Publication Information

Published on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s online collection database. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection as of July 2015

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The Kneeling ram has been on long-term loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1997.

Provenance Information

Purchased from Galaxie Art & Gift Company, Hong Kong, by Florence and Herbert Irving, New York, in 1991; Collection of Florence and Herbert Irving, New York from 1991 to 2015, on loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1997 until donation to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2015.

Exhibition Information

None

Publication Information

Watt, James C. Y. and Barbara Brennan Ford. East Asian Lacquer: The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection. Exh. cat. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art., 1991, p. 19, fig. 6.
Published on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s online collection database.
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39698?sortBy=Relevance&ft=2015.500.1.81&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1 as of July 2015

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The Winged cup has been on long-term loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1997.

Provenance Information

Purchased from Galaxie Art & Gift Company, Hong Kong, by Florence and Herbert Irving, New York, in 1991; Collection of Florence and Herbert Irving, New York from 1991 to 2015, on loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1997 until donation to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2015.

Exhibition Information

The work was exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum, New York in the exhibition Irving Lacquers, April 16, 1998–April 16, 2000; The Metropolitan Museum, New York in the exhibition Chinese Lacquer: Painted and Carved, April 14, 2007–October 2007.

Publication Information

Watt, James C. Y. and Barbara Brennan Ford. East Asian Lacquer: The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection. Exh. cat. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art., 1991, p. 6, fig. 1; published on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s online collection database.(http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection) as of July 2015.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

Prior to 2008, the work was on long-term loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Provenance Information

Purchased from Susan Chen & Company, Hong Kong, by Florence and Herbert Irving, New York, in 1992; Collection of Florence and Herbert Irving, New York from 1992 to 2015, on loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1997 until donation to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2015.

Exhibition Information

None

Publication Information

Published on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s online collection database. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39706?sortBy=Relevance&ft=2015.500.1.86a%E2%80%93d&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1 as of July 2015

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The Two Bowls have been on long-term loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1997.

Provenance Information

Purchased from Fook Shing Arts Company, Hong Kong, by Florence and Herbert Irving, New York, in 1988; Collection of Florence and Herbert Irving, New York from 1988 to 2015, on loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1997 until donation to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2015.

Exhibition Information

The works were exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum, New York in the exhibition Introduction to Chinese Lacquer, December 11, 2013–June 6, 2014.

Publication Information

Published on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s online collection database.
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39674?sortBy=Relevance&ft=2015.500.7.8*&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1 as of July 2015

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The Pari of Ducks has been on long-term loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1997.